Round hickorynut
Obovaria subrotunda Rafinesque, 1820
Status not recordedmolluscs
The round hickorynut (Obovaria subrotunda) is a species in the order Unionida.
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Quick facts about the round hickorynut
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the round hickorynut live?
Not recorded
Is the round hickorynut endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the round hickorynut classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumMollusca
- classBivalvia
- orderUnionida
- genusObovaria
- SpeciesObovaria subrotunda Rafinesque, 1820
Synonyms Lampsilis orbiculata, Lampsilis orbiculatus, Margarita circulus, Margarita lens, Margarita orbiculatus, Margaron circulus, Margaron leibii, Margaron lens, Margaron orbiculatus, Mya rotunda, Obliquaria subrotunda, Obovaria circulus, Obovaria depygis, Obovaria leibii, Obovaria lens, Obovaria lens depygis, Obovaria lens elongata, Obovaria lens parva, Obovaria levigata, Obovaria striata, Obovaria striata rosea, Obovaria striata tuberculata, Obovaria subrotunda depygis, Obovaria subrotunda globula, Obovaria subrotunda lens, Obovaria subrotunda subrotunda, Plethobasus striatus, Quadrula striata, Rotundaria subrotunda, Unio circulus, Unio depygis, Unio leibii, Unio lens, Unio levigata, Unio orbiculatus, Unio rotundus, Unio zonalis
Other names and names in other languages (1)
- obovarie rondeFrench
Relatives of the round hickorynut
Other species in the same genus Obovaria.
Ring pink
Obovaria retusa
Alabama hickorynut
Obovaria unicolor
Haddleton lampmussel
Obovaria haddletoni
Ouachita creekshell
Obovaria arkansasensis
Choctaw bean
Obovaria choctawensis
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